Dustin Gladwell

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Memorial Day: What should we remember?

“No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.” — General Douglas MacArthur I will probably get cancelled for what I am about to write and say. Somebody will probably think it’s tone deaf and someone will say that I “don’t get it.”…

Memorial Day

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Jul 5, 2021

Afghanistan: We turned a corner. Now what?

Afghanistan has been called “The Graveyard of Empires.” Go ahead and place one more tombstone in the cemetery. This 4th of July weekend has been full of coverage and commentary about the US military leaving Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan. Perhaps just about every single news media outlet in the Western…

Afghanistan

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Jul 7, 2020

The Confederacy lasted 5 Minutes. It’s about time to let it go.

Much of my life has been spent in the South; as a child, 2/3 of my life was spent in Florida and North Carolina. …

Confederacy

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Jun 5, 2020

Should the US Military be deployed to support the Police during protests? An Army Veteran’s point of view.

I am a Veteran. I am a US Army Veteran, having served in a combat role during Operation Enduring Freedom. As a Veteran, I have something to say… Right now in this very moment, the debate is raging on how to deal with protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis Police Officer. We have been hearing a lot over the last week, about how the police should or should…

Protest

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